Faculty

UR Student

All Faculty members who instruct (except the SMD MD Program faculty), Student Support Staff and Students within the University will be impacted by the UR Student implementation. Read further to learn how to prepare for this change. For information about the project’s mission and goals, visit the UR Student Project page.

Faculty Special Interest Group (SIG):

The UR Student configuration and design is being reviewed by all select SIG members within Student Records, Advising, and Student Finance areas. Our newly established Faculty Special Interest Group will be reviewing UR Student features of interest for their feedback. If you would like to become a member of this group, please contact us.

Faculty Change Areas:

Prepare for a new way to view student rosters, assign course grades and view teaching schedules for current and past periods. Each area below highlights upcoming changes to faculty procedures based on the UR Student design. More information can be accessed below as features are designed and tested.

UR Student Landing Page (Home Screen):

A: Final grades (and midterm grades for certain schools) will be entered into UR Student. With respect to grading, both Blackboard and UR Student will run in parallel for a period of time.

Q: To what extent can students communicate with faculty and department administrators?

A: Students can communicate with their Advisors using specific internal processes within UR Student such as Holds that may be applied to the student. For this, students can send comments to the appropriate recipient, such as their advisor, for a hold placed on them

Participatein our Demo Days events to learn more about the product and process changes that will impact you. Meeting details are posted on our UR Student News and Calendar the second Thursday of every month with event materials available two days prior to the event.

Faculty Resources:

As the project continues towards our Go Live date, educational tools and resources will be made available here: